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UN Security Council to hold seventh straw poll for next secretary general

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“UN Security Council to hold seventh straw poll for next secretary general”

The UN Security Council will hold its seventh straw poll on Friday, as the race to become the next secretary general continues. The poll is unofficial and anonymous, but it gives insight into how council members view each of the candidates. In the last round , council members cast colour-coded ballots, distinguishing the votes of the five permanent members – Britain, China, France, Russia and the US – from those of the 10 elected members. Secretary General Antonio Guterres will step down from…

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